Xinming Du talks about how aggressive posts on social media affect offline violence.

“Symptom or Culprit? Social Media, Air Pollution, and Violence” by Xinming Du. 

“Experimental Evidence of Massive-Scale Emotional Contagion Through Social Networks” by Adam Kramer, Jamie Guillory, and Jeffrey Hancock.

“Social Media and Protest Participation: Evidence from Russia” by Ruben Enikolopov, Alexey Makarin, and Maria Petrova.

“Fanning the Flames of Hate: Social Media and Hate Crime” by Karsten Muller and Carlo Schwarz.

Episode 35 of Probable Causation: Erich Muehlegger

“Toxic Content and User Engagement on Social Media: Evidence from a Field Experiment” by George Beknazar-Yuzbashev, Rafael Jiménez Durán, Jesse McCrosky, and Mateusz Stalinski.

“Social Media and Mental Health” by Luca Braghieri, Ro’ee Levy, and Alexey Makarin.